Effects of Reductant Amount and Capping Agent on Tin Nanoparticles Synthesis Using a Tin(II) 2-Ethylhexanoate Precursor

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Tin nanoparticles were synthesized through compulsive reduction using a Tin(II) 2-ethylhexanoate precursor, and the effect of reductant (sodium borohydride) amount on the size distribution of the particles was surveyed. Issues caused by the absence of a capping agent (polyvinyl pyrrolidone) were similarly examined. An excessive amount of dissolved sodium borohydride caused variations in the tin nanoparticle sizes, from a few nanometers to several tens of nanometers. The formation of abnormally large particles was attributed to the vigorous coagulation among smaller tin particles. In the tin nanoparticles synthesized without polyvinyl pyrrolidone, an exceptionally wide size distribution was observed owing to irregularly coagulated and aggregated large particles.

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